时文阅读|第十三期：初中英语完形填空和短文填空训练及答案（新冠病毒，中国行动）

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At the end of 2019, the novel coronavirus hit Chinaand posed an unprecedented (空前的) challenge to the nation. It broke out in December and the epidemic1______ its peak (巅峰) in February. By May 13, it had resulted in 82,929 infections and 4,633deaths 2_______, according to the National Health Commission (国家卫健委). Luckily, under the leadership of the centralgovernment, the country and its people have responded quickly and thussuccessfully curbed (控制) the spread of the virus.

China’s success in 3_______ the virus can be credited (得益于) to its efficient (高效的) prevention and control system.

4_______ the spread of the virus, the government imposed (实行) a lockdown in Wuhan and other cities in Hubei onJan 23. Thirty 5______ and regions in China implemented (执行) a first-level emergency response to the virus,calling 6______ people to stay at home. Many cities closed their airports, railstations, public buses and subways. Shops and restaurants 7______ and large publicgatherings were also discouraged. These methods proved effective in stoppingthe virus’ spread at its root, China Daily said.

Meanwhile, China also made great efforts to treat infected patients. Startingfrom Jan 24, over 30,000 healthcare workers and medical teams from across thecountry rushed to Wuhan, the frontline against the epidemic. Constructionworkers built the makeshift Huoshenshan and Leishenshan hospitals in 8______than 15 days, providing about 2,500 beds for patients. Scientists isolated (分离) the first virus strain (病毒株), developed testing kits (测试盒) and worked on vaccines (疫苗). In April, a breakthrough was made that couldhelp to produce antibodies (抗体) in mice and rats.

With these measures, new infected cases started to 9______ in March. People’slives are gradually going back to normal. They’re returning to work and schoolsare opening again.

China’s efforts have been widely praised. “It is always difficult to have aquick solution, 10______ China has made a very strong and very impressiveresponse,” said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

( )1A.reached B. got C. arrived D. ended

( )2.A.after all B. in all C. at all D. for all

( )3.A.fight B. fights C. fighting D. fought

( )4.A.Stop B. Stopping C. Stopped D. To stop

( )5.A.provinces B. cities C. towns D. countries

( )6.A.for B. out C. in D. after

( )7.A.areclosed B. closed C. was closed D. were closed

( )8.A.less B. more C. fewer D. better

( )9.A.increase B. drop C. stop D. break

( )10.A.and B. so C. but D. or

参考答案：

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6-10 ADABC

短文填空

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

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China working to slow the spread of COVID-19

COVID-19 continues to grow and spread, but China’s efforts to control

it seem to have helped. 1 China struggles to control the disease, the number of cases in other countries 2 rising day by day.

Health experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) say the steps that China has 3 to limit the spread of the disease have worked very well.

The Chinese government has closed off huge areas of the country, and limited travel for many people. The New York Times says that at 4 760 million people in China are under some kind of lockdown (封闭) and have limits placed on their movements.

China is 5 to high-tech ways to try to control the disease. It has used drones (无人机) to ask people in the street to go home. It’s using apps and special codes (码) to control which people are allowed to move. The government is even cleaning paper money before people 6 it.

Health workers are now going from home to home in Wuhan to try to find every 7 person who’s gotten the disease.

China’s 300 million 8 have been forced to stay at home for weeks. Schools and daycares 9 the country have been closed because of the disease. In most areas, children aren’t allowed to go out to play.

COVID-19 is a serious disease that health experts are still struggling to understand. But because the disease spreads so easily, it’s still having a huge effect on China and a growing effect 10 the rest of the world.

参考答案

1.As 2.is 3.taken 4.least

5.turning 6.reuse 7.single

8.children 9.across 10.on

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